Japan will not join a US-led security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways, but will consider deploying its naval force independently, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Japan won't join US-led maritime coalition in Gulf: Report

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Japan won't join US-led maritime coalition in Gulf: Report